New Delhi, May 26 -- A nine-year-old boy got electrocuted while playing in a park in southeast Delhi's Kalkaji area, police said on Sunday. The incident took place on Saturday night. Aryaman Chaudhary was playing at a MCD park when he came in contact with an open electric switchboard, they said.
The police said they received a PCR call regarding the incident at around 9.30 pm. Upon reaching the spot, police learned that the child, a resident of DDA Flats, Kalkaji, had been playing in the park when his ball fell near a switchboard attached to an electric pole.
"When Aryaman tried to retrieve the ball, he accidentally touched the open switchboard and received a severe electric shock," the statement said.
The child was immediately rushed to...